Top legal news includes: Opponents of Houston’s anti-bias law sue city; Years After Andrea Yates Tragedy, More Calls for Mental Health Screening; Federal courts to weigh gay marriage in Texas, 8 other states; Court rejects suit to halt game room regulations; Residents Tell EPA: We’re Not Secondary To Refinery Profits; Harris County Kicks Off New Felony Warrant Initiative; Surveillance video shows shadowy figure in huge Woodlands closet; Inside the Theresa Roemer (closet owner) Defamation Lawsuit; Watchdog group files state bar grievance against Paxton (Chron subsc); Search: Pardons by Gov. Rick Perry; Man in custody after fleeing scene of crash in which baby was ejected; PD: Man uses interpreter to call in bomb threat to League City library; Lubbock judge finds alleged shooter unfit for trial; U.S. Border Patrol Agent at Checkpoint Said What?!!; Former Texas A&M player agrees to prison time; Cobalt falls after SEC Angola case moves forward; Colorado methane compromise could be model for other states; North Dakota crude no more dangerous than similar fuels, report finds & Texas ranks as fastest-growing state for tech jobs in 2014.

For the water cooler: Flea infestation closes courthouse for second day in a row; These 50 law firms have been named best for women; Judge says ex-attorney Stan Chesley must help pay $42M judgment to plaintiffs in fen-phen litigation; Woman sues after family dies at local Home Depot in Joplin tornado; retailer cites ‘act of God’; ExamSoft Sued In Illinois; US government violated labor laws when it delayed paychecks during shutdown, judge says; Summer Associate Offer Rates (2014): Open Thread; Lawyer Discipline in New York is ‘Seriously Deficient,’ Says NYU Professor; Forcing kids to do household chores with beatings isn’t a federal crime, 6th Circuit rules; Woman who crashed into firehouse with python wrapped around neck faces DWI, theft and other charges; Posner Rips Conan Doyle Estate (Again) Over Sherlock Copyrights (law.com); Alzheimer’s patients aren’t liable for injuries to home-care workers, California Supreme Court says & Physical castration request by imprisoned sex offender is denied by Florida judge.

For the water cooler: Financier backs Austrian law student’s class action against Facebook; it seeks damages under US law; Downey Jr. and Duvall star in ‘The Judge,’ acclaimed new movie that will headline film festival; Ethics complaint accuses former GE lawyer of disclosing client secrets; Blackface Is Not OK — Someone Please Tell This Biglaw Firm; Boies and Olson are challenging teacher tenure as a student civil-rights issue; Judge is charged with felonious assault, accused of punching, choking and biting his wife; Ex-BigLaw partner gets 6 months in massive tax-shelter case, must help pay $220M restitution; The Inevitable Trawling For ExamSoft Class Action Participants Has Begun!; Hotel website warns of $500 fine for bad reviews; hotel says it was ‘tongue in cheek’; Ginsburg says she’s not retiring and asks: Who would you rather see on the court than me?; Debt Collection Law Firms Face Regulatory Scrutiny; Household Chores Were Not Forced Labor, Sixth Circuit Says (Law.com) & SWAT Team Called to Deal With 90-Year-Old Woman.

For the water cooler: Everyone Needs To Watch This Insane And Awesome Austin Lawyer Ad; Government paralegals making up to $80K had little work to do, report says; This Law School Grad Made A Serious Case For Pizza And Won!; DC administrative law judges vote to unionize; Virginia Apologizes To UVA Student For Confusing Her With Jesus Christ; NY Port Authority Claims To Own The NYC Skyline: Tells Store To Destroy Skyline-Themed Plates; Attorney General Holder says sentencing based on predictive data discriminates.

For the water cooler: Judge orders Jones Day to make training video on impropriety of frequent deposition interruptions; 12 movies with pivotal lessons featuring lawyers; CIA admits search of Senate committee’s computers; Although law allows family to consume pet, circumstances justified felony arrest, sheriff says; Dear ExamSoft: Please Give Kids Their Money Back Before The Internet Murders You; A Look at a Worst-Rated Kentucky Judge and Her Controversial Comments; Survey: For Many, Law School Rankings Matter More Than Aid; Did male justices in Hobby Lobby have ‘a bit of a blind spot’? Justice Ginsburg says yes; Party is over for man charged with criminal trespass after graduation celebration at mom’s home; Well, Somebody Doesn’t Know What “Homophones” Are; Sudbury Judge Tells Hamilton Marijuana Grower To Get A New Job; Judge calls prosecutor’s claims of secret case dismissals ‘inaccurate and misleading’; Study is evidence of ‘crisis in public defense systems,’ ABA president says & The Onion: Study Finds College Still More Worthwhile Than Spending 4 Years Chained To Radiator.

For the water cooler: Barmageddon? Bar exam takers in multiple states can’t upload tests; deadlines extended; Lawyer arrested after courthouse security dispute; Lawyer sues over bad Yelp review, says author may have been paid writer; Students try to avoid law school costs with ‘reading law’ path to law license; Will two women who escaped injury when run over by train be prosecuted for trespassing?; See the video: Inmate slammed into window frame during court hearing files $5M civil rights lawsuit; Ex-administrator sues attorney grievance commission, says he was fired after reporting illegal email; The Law Schools With The Highest LSAT Scores; Lawyer ordered to repay $5.8M in alleged scheme to defraud; relatives were among the victims; Law that would close Mississippi’s only abortion clinic is enjoined by 5th Circuit & SHSU prof’s book, ‘Killing Congress,’ details attacks on legislators.

For the water cooler: Jesse Ventura wins $1.8M in actual-malice defamation trial over best-selling memoir; The NRA’s top lawyer was convicted of murder, then freed over bad police work. What really happened?; Satanists assert a Hobby Lobby exemption from abortion informed-consent laws; Thinking Of Leaving The Law? Here Are Some Resources; NCAA agrees to $75M settlement in concussion class action; Federal judge enlists prosecutor to allow him to reduce 57-year sentence he imposed in carjackings & The case for (and against) congressional standing to sue the president.

For the water cooler: She-Hulk comic turns its focus to solo practice at the urging of its writer, a practicing attorney; Which law schools received the most applications?; Judge cites danger of ‘sucker lists’ in refusing to release names of ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ victims; Centers for Disease Control: Screen prisoners for immunity to killer fungus; Homeowners’ associations: Just because pot is legal doesn’t mean you can smoke or grow it; Nazi war crimes records now accessible after 70 years; What Happens When You Invite Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg To Your Wedding? & New York Times Editorial Board Calls For Legalization Of Marijuana.